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Standard Life Aberdeen chair steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
The co-founder of Standard Life Aberdeen is stepping down from his position as chair of the Standard Life Aberdeen board. Martin Gilbert advised he will not seek re-election at the company's annual general meeting in May next year and agreed with the ...

Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
A 47-year-old corporate superannuation fund has merged with a $16 billion industry fund. The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, has merged with Equipsuper. Established in 1972, DowASF is the corporate plan of ...

Frontier veteran to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
The $380 billion asset consultant is bidding farewell to Fiona Trafford-Walker after nearly 25 years with the business. Trafford-Walker was appointed as Frontier's managing director in 2000 when it separated from Industry Fund Services and stayed ...

Glitch hits ASX-listed managed funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
About 16 ASX-listed managed funds using internal market making were affected by a glitch in calculating their iNAV yesterday, Financial Standard understands. Issuers affected include Platinum Asset Management and Schroders. Quoted managed funds are ...

State Street bolsters transition team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... adviser support. Prior to that, he was transition manager for Goldman Sachs Australia after working his way up from an associate role in institutional equities. Menon spent almost seven years with Goldman Sachs. He got his start in the industry at Fortis ...

Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Top staff at investment advisory firms may have used political contributions to win mandates from public pension funds in the United States until 2011, a new research paper found. Pay to Play in Investment Management, a paper published by William Beggs ...

Paradice portfolio manager departs, US office closed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... decision was made to consolidate the offices to improve communication and the speed of decision-making," Morningstar associate director, analyst Michael Malseed said in a note. It has retained its neutral rating for the fund. "While the departure of ...

Insider trading rife among company directors: ANU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Research conducted by the Australian National University suggests insider trading by company directors and associated trading on the Australian Security Exchange is "rife". The research examined trades made by company directors after positive and negative ...

AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
An $11 billion industry fund will become the first super fund to invest in a low-carbon portfolio designed by AllianceBernstein. NGS Super has invested $170 million in AllianceBernstein's Managed Volatility Equities Fund Green strategy, known as ...

Allianz Retire+ to research retirement transition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... three-year research project to better understand the impact of holistic advice on retiree happiness. Macquarie University associate professor Joanne Earl will lead the project, and will work with Australian retirees and financial advisers to measure ...